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'Demonic' child throws 8-hour tantrum on transatlantic flight
New York Post - 16 Feb 2018 05:57
Most frequent flyers have been seated near a crying toddler at some point during their travels, but very few have been forced to endure the same "nightmare" as Shane Townley. Townley, an artist from New York City, was on...
Stormy Daniels really cashing in on the 'Trump effect'
New York Post - 16 Feb 2018 05:24
The porn star is "booked solid" every weekend for the next year.
Turkey: 6 journalists sentenced to life over failed coup
Miami Herald - 16 Feb 2018 14:44
Turkey's state-run news agency says a court in Istanbul has sentenced six journalists accused of involvement in a 2016 coup attempt to life prison terms. Anadolu Agency says those sentenced …
Cyril Ramaphosa set to be South Africa's new president
USA Today - 16 Feb 2018 05:03
Acting president Cyril Ramaphosa looks set to become South Africa’s new president Thursday afternoon in an electoral formality
7 prison guards accused of sexually abusing female inmates in Pa.
USA Today - 16 Feb 2018 05:56
A grand jury that has been investigating the prison for a year said the guards traded commissary items, food, cigarettes or extra phone time for sex.
Lawmakers with ties to NRA not ready to condemn guns after school shooting
New York Post - 16 Feb 2018 04:56
Don't take sides. Don't jump to conclusions. You can't stop evil. That's what lawmakers who support the National Rifle Association said in response to the Florida high school shooting that left 17 people dead Wednesday. ...
Stocks Rise for Maker of AR-15 Rifle Used in the Florida School Shooting
Time - 16 Feb 2018 04:49
The company's shares closed up 1.49%, netting the company an additional $8.8 million on the day.
'No More Guns.' Thousands Mourn the Victims of the Florida School Shooting
Time - 16 Feb 2018 03:50
Chants of "no more guns" erupted from the crowd
The Photographer Behind This Unforgettable Sandy Hook Photo Looks to Florida and Asks, What's Changed?
Time - 16 Feb 2018 00:13
Shannon Hicks was on deadline. The associate editor of The Newtown Bee was at her desk in the editorial department on Feb. 14, preparing stories for this week’s print edition. Hicks has a pair of computer monitors on h...
The Secret Behind Adam Rippon's Olympic Abs
The New York Times - 16 Feb 2018 19:48
Skater Adam Rippon has a passionate social media following that includes frequent comments on his chiseled physique. Here is a look at his workout regimen.
'Not a Magic Potion.' Flu Death Puts Antiviral Drugs in the Spotlight
Time - 16 Feb 2018 16:56
DALLAS (AP) — A Texas elementary school teacher who died almost a week after getting sick from the flu became a talking point online after her husband said she didn’t immediately fill her prescription for an antivira...
Mitt Romney running for Senate in Utah
ABC News - 16 Feb 2018 16:48
Former governor and one-time GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney is running for the U.S. Senate
Chicago jail inmates applaud suspected cop-killer
New York Post - 16 Feb 2018 16:48
Several inmates applauded a suspected cop-killer as he was escorted from his first court hearing in Chicago - and jail officials now want the "despicable" behavior to be considered by prosecutors during their potential s...
Germany arrests suspected member of al-Shabab militia
Miami Herald - 16 Feb 2018 16:32
German authorities have arrested a 20-year-old Somali man on suspicion of being a member of the extremist militia al-Shabab. Federal prosecutors say the man was detained Thursday in the central …
Guantánamo pays respects to the Florida school shooting victims
Miami Herald - 16 Feb 2018 16:27
Sailors at U.S. Navy base Guantánamo Bay raising the flag to the national anthem on Friday morning, Feb. 16, 2018 then lowered it to half-mast, per a naval instruction, "as a mark of respect honoring the victims of the ...
What happened in the 82 minutes between Nikolas Cruz's arrival and arrest during Florida shooting
Chicago Tribune - 16 Feb 2018 04:35New Zealand's remarkable sibling skiing quartet
CNN - 16 Feb 2018 17:03
They're skiing's answer to the Von Trapp family. Four brothers, three of who have competed in a Winter Olympics, with another about to make his Olympic bow at PyeongChang 2018.
Lots of talk, but little action in Congress after mass shootings
CBSNews - 16 Feb 2018 16:56
Lawmakers never passed legislation to ban bump stocks after the Las Vegas massacre last fall
Inquest opens on death of baby in Kenya poll violence
Miami Herald - 16 Feb 2018 16:54
An inquest has started in Kenya's western town of Kisumu into the death of a six-month-old baby who was allegedly hit on the head by police during opposition protests last …
Oxfam director says sex abuse claims will stain charity for years
New York Post - 16 Feb 2018 16:20
LONDON -- The head of Oxfam International says claims that staff members sexually exploited people in crisis zones are “a stain” that shames the charity. Executive director Winnie Byanyima says she is appointing an i...
High school’s American flag replaced with ISIS flag day after Florida shooting
USA Today - 16 Feb 2018 16:10
One of the school's walls on the east side was also spray painted with graffiti that read: "ISIS is comi--."
911 calls reveal horror during fatal mountain climbing disaster
New York Post - 16 Feb 2018 16:09
PORTLAND, Ore. -- The first thing that Braton Jurasevich noticed as he clambered down Mount Hood toward his fallen fellow mountain climber was the blood -- a lot of it. The critically injured climber, later be identified...